. >>> moving on to weather in drought-stricken california when it rains it pours as sayaka mori tellssn this hour's weather update. >> during el nino, more disturbances form over the eastern areas of the pacific. the more rain falling across california this year and last year are not the exceptions. heavy rain has been causing numerous problems. and at the same time death valley is seeing a beautiful sight. take a look at this video from the valley. an unusually dense display of wild flowers has brought color and life to death valley national park. the u.s. national park service says this is the best bloom in a decade. the super bloom of flowers was triggered by a series of storms in october. death valley is the hottest place on earth and receives on average 5 centimeters of rain each year, making it difficult for most plants to survive. and about 90 millimeters of rain fell in just five hours in december. so we are looking at a very beautiful sight across the death valley area. tuesday will be a calm day across california. but things will change on thursday as well as friday. more rai